· Multi-specialty health check for almost 400 families living in the society

· Regular health checkups are important to keep diseases and health issues at bay

Ghaziabad, 19 August 2016: Regular health checkups are important to keep diseases and health issues at bay. While regular screenings can prevent occurrence of any diseases, they also help in early diagnosis and speedy recovery. However, in India, rate of regular health check up is abysmally low due to financial constraints and lack of awareness.

Taking the gap into account, Columbia Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad, conducted a free multi-specialty health check camp on July 31, for the residents of KDP Grand Savanna in Raj Nagar Extension, which is home to almost 400 families. Specialists from internal medicine, cardiology, orthopedics and neurosurgery provided complimentary consultation to the residents. Besides this, services like ECG check, blood pressure & blood sugar check, height and weight check were also organized. The team of experts and doctors comprising Dr Rahul Ramteke (Cardiology), Dr Ashutosh Jha (Orthopedics), and Dr Akash Mishra (Neurosurgery) were present at the health camp where they educated people of all age groups about the importance of health and risk of diseases they are likely to be prone to, ways to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and methods to prevent various diseases.

Speaking on the occasion, Dr Rahul Ramteke, Cardiologist, Columbia Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad, said, “In India, we neglect regular health checkups; in fact, we often neglect our health too, when issues are minor and are not causing us to stop work”. Dr Ashutosh Jha, Orthopedician, Columbia Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad, added, “While lack of awareness about the importance of routine checkups is one of prime reasons for low rate of routine health checkup, the cost attached to the screenings and diagnoses discourage many people leading to delayed diagnosis.”

“To provide comprehensive medical consults to the residents of Raj Nagar Extension, doctors from Columbia Asia Hospital will be doing weekly OPDs in the area to reach out to more patients and I am hopeful that this multi-speciality health checkup has proved to be a helpful platform for people,” added Dr Akash Mishra, Neurosurgeon, Columbia Asia Hospital, Ghaziabad.

About Columbia Asia Hospitals Pvt. Ltd.

Columbia Asia Hospitals Pvt. Ltd. is the only company in India to utilize 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) route in the hospital sector.

About Columbia Asia Group of Companies

The Columbia Asia Group is owned by more than 150 private equity companies, fund management organizations and individual investors. The group currently operates eleven facilities in India and has presence in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, Kolkata, Mysore, Patiala and Pune. The company also operates hospitals in Malaysia (11), Vietnam (3), and Indonesia (3). The Indian management operations are managed from its office in Bangalore.